**This is a virtual event - register HERE.**

Autumn 2021 kicks off with a
bang as two powerhouse authors join us for a virtual talk on Thursday,
September 23 at 7:00 pm via Zoom. Internationally bestselling author,
James Patterson, will join Hank Phillippi Ryan in conversation to
discuss his latest novel, The Jailhouse Lawyer.

About James Patterson: James Patterson is the
world’s bestselling author. His enduring fictional characters and series
include Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Michael Bennett, Maximum
Ride, Middle School, and Ali Cross, along with such acclaimed works of
narrative nonfiction as Walk in My Combat Boots, E.R. Nurses, and his
autobiography, James Patterson by James Patterson. Bill Clinton (The
President Is Missing) and Dolly Parton (Run, Rose, Run) are among his
notable literary collaborators. For his prodigious imagination and
championship of literacy in America, Patterson was awarded the 2019
National Humanities Medal. The National Book Foundation presented him
with the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American
Literary Community, and he is also the recipient of an Edgar Award and
nine Emmy Awards. His latest novel, The Jailhouse Lawyer, will be released on September 21. Learn more about James HERE.

About Hank Phillippi Ryan: Hank Phillippi Ryan is
the USA Today bestselling author of 13 thrillers, winning the most
prestigious awards in the genre: five Agathas, four Anthonys, and the
coveted Mary Higgins Clark Award. She is also on-air investigative
reporter for Boston’s WHDH-TV, with 37 EMMYs and dozens more journalism
honors. Book critics call her “a master of suspense,” “a superb and
gifted storyteller,” and she’s the only author to have won the Agatha in
four different categories: Best First, Best Novel, Best Short Story and
Best Non-Fiction. Her 2019 standalone, The Murder List, won the Anthony
Award for Best Novel. Her latest novel, Her Perfect Life,
will be released on September 14 and has received starred reviews from
Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly, which called it “A superlative
thriller.” Learn more about Hank HERE.

This event is hosted in collaboration with the Morrill Memorial Library, Haley Booksellers and
Massachusetts Public Libraries. Signed copies of both Patterson's and
Ryan's latest books will be available for sale before and during the
event from our bookstore partner, Haley Booksellers.

Registration is required. Please register via the Morrill Memorial Library's website HERE. Zoom
access details will be sent in a reminder email prior to the program.